"On January 29, 2021, Russian airspace control over the territory of Norway detected an air target approaching the state border of the Russian Federation," RIA Novosti quotes the message of the Russian National Defense Control Center.
It is noted that the target was identified as the Norwegian Flacon-20 reconnaissance aircraft.
The crew of the Russian MiG-31 escorted a Norwegian Air Force aircraft over the Barents Sea.
On November 29, 2020, the British Air Force reported the interception of two Russian Tu-142 aircraft flying near United Kingdom airspace.